[muzani]

One thing I've noticed is that it takes a certain energy threshold to do something. At 30s, first, your internal energy level have dropped. You might also be more senior at work and stuck with higher responsibilities and longer hours, or occupied at home - caretaking parents, young children. Einstein didn't make as many groundbreaking discoveries in his latter years; some attributed this to being tied down with more draining work.

Energy management is crucial. It's no longer about time management. When you do have energy, early in the day, that's when you want to want to focus it on self-improvement. Don't try to learn too much late in the day. Allocate plenty of rest periods; many of the smartest people around now don't do anything with their low energy times. It's usually better to sleep early or go for a run instead of forcing yourself to learn more.

[lapcat]

> Einstein didn't make as many groundbreaking discoveries in his latter years; some attributed this to being tied down with more draining work.

There's only so much that one person can do in a lifetime. Humans are not infinite wells of creativity.

Or let's put it this way: which post-Einstein groundbreaking discoveries do you think he should have made? Why does he personally have to discover everything in physics?

Why didn't the Beatles write Stairway to Heaven?

Doing one great thing is hard. Doing several great things is even harder. There's no reproducible method, no routine. You can't just crank out inspiration on an assembly line.

[muzani]

Actually, I might have been mistaken on this. Einstein got in most of his contributions by 56 and didn't plateau much earlier as initially calculated.

[tayo42]

I am thought Einsteins lack of significant discoveries after relativity was due to kind of bad luck. He happened to get stuck on thinking qm wasn't right? I feel like that happens alot, you could be brilliant just had lived with the wrong circumstances. Maybe he woukd have done more if he was accepting of qm?